Part II Central Administration and Supervision and Common Services

Common services

38 Central service on police duties.

F1(1)

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F1(2)

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F1(3)

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F2(3A)

Notwithstanding anything in F3section 38A(3) of this Act, a person engaged on central service F4, or on temporary service such as is mentioned in paragraph (ba) or (bb) of the said section 38A(1), shall continue to be a constable and shall be treated for the purposes of sections 17 and 43 of this Act as if he were a constable of his police force.

F2(3B)

The Secretary of State shall be liable in reparation in respect of any wrongful act or omission on the part of any constable engaged on central service F5or on temporary service as mentioned in section 38A(1)(aa) of this Act in the performance or purported performance of his functions in like manner as a master is liable in respect of a wrongful act or omission on the part of his servant in the course of the servant’s employment.

(4)

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(5)

In this section—

“ F7central service ” means temporary service under the Crown, with the consent of the appropriate authority, in connection with—

(a)

facilities and services provided and maintained by the Secretary of State under section 36(1)(a)(i) of this Act;

(b)

facilities and services provided by organisations or institutions established and maintained by the Secretary of State under section 36(1)(a)(ii) of this Act; and

(c)

research or other services connected with the police provided by the Secretary of State,

and temporary service under section 34 of this Act.

“appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to the chief constable of a police force, the police authority;

(b)

in relation to any other constable, the chief constable acting with the consent of the police authority;

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